"What could be more unsettling than a man close to death whose profound arrogance drives him relentlessly to hang onto both his power and his writing, to the bitter end?" In the twilight of his second seven-year term, François Mitterrand was alone. Ravaged by illness and abandoned by a large majority of the Socialist Party, who would not forgive him for the disastrous outcome of the March 1993 elections, the Head of State was preparing to tackle a second round of cohabitation with the right wing. However a series of unexpected tragedies and revelations would arise, casting a shadow over the end of his reign…
Jean-Michel Djian
Director, Writer

François Mitterrand
Self (archive footage)

Robert Badinter
Self

Anne Lauvergeon
Self

Jack Lang
Self

Michel Charasse
Self

Jean Daniel
Self
Claude Gubler
Self

Paulette Decraene
Self

Laure Adler
Self
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